79 Quotes by Avi

A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have seen, winds have a mind of their own. Be careful, Charlotte, careful of the wind you choose.

You are the living proof that even someone who reads can be a fool.

The greater a man's - or boy's - ignorance of the world, the more certain he is that he sits in the center of that world.

And kindness is the most underrated of all human qualities.

Understanding that, I know I have not seen a ghost. I am not mad. It is something more extraordinary than that. I have made a mistake!

Because magic takes what it gives," said Sybil, "but life gives what we take.

A green summer leafEmbraced by the frozen iceKeeps memories warm

It's said truth is stranger than fiction, but fiction makes truth a friend, not a stranger.

Magic," her mother said, "is a kind of hope. And wishes are like dreams. When we have them, we can make things change. Without, we stay the same.